Message from the President

Service to the suffering people without pomp and ostentation is the mission of Bani Mandir. I feel pride for dedication and commitment of all its members, staff and volunteers to this vow. Bani Mandir works as a committed friend to the village people-in-need. It is to bring both quantitative and qualitative changes in their lives and living.

BaniMandir really serves the most needy people-landless, resource poor farmers, rural women, children and aged persons.

To rebuilt India, Swami Vivekananda emphasized on involvement of youth. Under the canopy of Bani Mandir, youth in different villages are mobilized not merely to build their career but also to shoulder social responsibility to serve the suffering people. They work as volunteers in different fields of our development drive.

I am glad to mention that in our development drive the village people are not passive recipients of benefits but take active part through Neighbourhood Groups, Village Development Committees and Beneficiary Committees in programme promotion and implementation at the village level.

I am happy to place the Annual Report of Bani Mandir for the year 2015-2016.

I take the privilege to extend my sincere thanks to all our donors and development partners for their unstinted co-operation and support to keep our drive on-going for the people-in-need.

Last but not least, I feel pride for all our members, staff and volunteers who work as a team to the service of needy people. I convey my thanks to all of them.

March 31, 2016 Asit Kumar Mandal President From the desk of General Secretary

To our friends and development partners ………….. Bani Mandir has passed over four decades in the service to needy and hapless village people in its quarter. It has earned good will for its service to the people. It is note-worthy that we work in local communities and we are accountable to local communities. In our work directed to benefit children, youth, women and elderly persons we have developed sound rapport with local communities.

Through education, nutrition and health services we have reached a large number of children belonging to very poor and needy families.

We are always beside the elderly people living in utter destitution, neglect and misery. The project ASTITVA is a model programme to organize elderly men and women into Elderly Self-help Groups that ensure them access to service as a right to lead active, healthy and dignified lives.

Bani Mandir has taken a positive step to empower women from low income-group families to lead dignified lives. They are mobilized into self-help groups. The women in the groups have developed their efficiency in organizing own micro enterprises as well as group activities.

The programmes and the performances of Bani Mandir for the financial year 2015-2016 are presented in the following pages.

Before concluding I express my thanks and profound gratitude to those benevolent individuals and development agencies whose co-operation, moral and resource support have enabled us to continue the services to the people-in-need.

I do fell pride for all our members, staff and volunteers. They are motivated to give their best to the service of suffering people in our quarter. The members of our Governing Body have provided valuable counsel and advice all throughout the year for which I remain indebted. I extend my thanks to all of them.

March 31, 2016 Somendra Nath Mandal General Secretary BANI MANDIR : A RESUME

ORIGIN

It was the year 1945. A group of enlightened youth and school teachers at Khordanahala village founded a village library. At that time the village library was a knowledge bank and source of cultural entertainment to the village people. The people who were associated with the library once thought to develop it as a common platform for welfare and development work in the area. Till 1973 the library continued its service in full-swing. The transformation of the village library into a voluntary organization named Bani Mandir took place in 1973 when the organization was registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961. The library has become one of its programme wings.

After its legal entity, Bani Mandir has gradually branched off its activities in different welfare and development fields. Bit by bit it has spreaded its programme activities in around 60 villages, big and small.

This is all about background of BaniMandir.

VISION Promote rural life in all its completeness enabling the village people to live with dignity, self-esteem and self-reliance.

MISSION

Comprehensive development of rural people, priority to those who are socially challenged and economically underprivileged, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and gender for attaining “quality life and living”.

CORE

Ensure people’s development through advancement in Social, Educational, Cultural, Physical, Economic, Environment and other spheres of life and living in a congenial atmosphere.

OPERATIONAL Housed in its own building at Khordanahala village, Bani Mandir has promoted a sound base in around 60 villages of 07 Gram Panchayats in Diamond Harbour Block – II of South 24-Parganas district, West Bengal.

The people here largely belong to SC, OBC and Muslim families. The area is characterized as alluvial plains on the river basin of the Hooghly. It is a cycle-prone one, not far away from the Bay of Bengal. Its economy largely depends on agriculture and its allied fields. During agricultural lean period, there is seasonal migration to adjoining urban areas for manual and menial jobs.

COMMUNICATION NETWORK

The area is connected with Falta Industrial Zone by a State Highway stretching towards the National High Way No. 117 at Sarisha. From Sarishathe NH 117 connects Kolkata in northeast and Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip and Namkhana in south-east. The nearest Railway Station is Diamond Harbour in Seldah-Diamond Harbour Section of Eastern Railway.

1 TARGET GROUP

BaniMandir serves the people-in-need living in its operational villages. It gives priority to children, women, youth and above all elderly persons living in penury and utter destitution.

MANAGEMENT

At the apex, there is a General Body consisting of all members of Bani Mandir. In the Annual General Meeting (AGM) it critically examines the programme performances and the funds utilized during the last financial year, and approves the Action Paln and the Budget for the next financial year. Next, there is a 13-member Governing Body. Of the members, 2 nominated from staff and the rest 11 are elected from among the general members for a period of 03 years. It is the main executive body of the organization. The General Secretary is the Chief Executive Officer who remains accountable for all programme, financial and personnel matters of the organization to the General Body as well as the Governing Body. Under the leadership of the General Secretary, the programme activities are being carried on by a core team of paid staff and volunteers in both administrative and field wings. At the village level, the programmes are being executed ably assisted by the Neighbourhood Groups and the Village Development Committee in each operational village.

MANAGEMENT General Body

Governing Body

General Secretary

Administrative Wings Field Wings

Finance Personn Program N H Groups VDC s el me

Good Governance * Transparency * Social Accountability

MONITORING &

The organization has developed an internal system for effective monitoring and evaluation by involving some experienced staff and volunteers ably guided by the Programme Director. The General Secretary is the ex-officio chairperson in this system. The Village Development Committee in each of its operational village is also associated with this system.

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PROGRAMME AREAS

 Education and In-campus Library  Food and Nutrition  Health Care and Ambulance Services  Capacity Development Training  Youth Work  Women Empowerment  Livelihood Support Programme  Promotion of Elderly Self-help Groups – their Federation  Age Demand Programme (for aged persons)  Rural Sanitation & Environment Promotion

PROGRAMME

For effective implementation of its programme activities, Bani Mandir, in the year under review, received the financial support from the sources mentioned below :-  Community Contribution  Individual Donation  Children International, U. S. A. (through SAHAY, Kolkata)  Helpage India  Give India Donors  Rajib Gandhi Nation Creche Foundation (through I. C. C. W)  Rotary Club of Dalhousie, Kolkata  Shamdasani Foundation  NGO Own Resource

Profile of Bani Mandir Name of the organization Bani Mandir Nature of Society N G O Registered address Vill. – Khordanahala, P.O – Sadhurhat Dist. – South 24 Parganas West Bengal PIN – 743504, INDIA E-mail [email protected] Website www.banimandir.in Contact Person Somendra Nath Mandal Position General Secretary (Chief functionary) Contact Number 09433520046 (Mobile) Alternate contact Mr. Biplabbhusan Chakraborty person – I Position Programme Director & Consultant Contact Number 09932049906 (Mobile) Alternate contact person - Mr. Asit Kumar Mandal II Position President Contact Number 09831711885

CERTIFICATE & 3

Registration / Valid Till Documents Reference (DD/MM/YYYY) Society Registration Number S/13383 of 1973-74 18/08/1973 Renewal of Registration Annually renewal in June / July Section 12 A of IT Exemption T/S-5/W.B – VII of 1983 -84 One time Section 80 G DIT-E1129___ Until further order from IT 8E/287/2981-1982 Authority FCRA Number 14710070 Valid upto ______PAN AAAAB3125A 13/03/1985 Credibility Alliance 000149WB05 Membership renewal every year Give INDIA Membership renewal every year Credibility Accredited RECOGNITION &

Recognition And Source With Relevant Activity / Work For Years Awards Received Address Which Received Recognition Children International, Child Sponsorship Programme USA through SAHAY, 1989 on going Kolkata Recognition Help Age International Empowerment of elderly persons (U.K) through Helpage 1996 on going through ESHG Programme and India. New Delhi & other activities. Kolkata Recognition Give India Humane support to aged person, B- 703 “Pramukh Plaza” orphan/needy children, youth and Off. Andheri Kurla Road, 2003 onwards women for better living Chakala, Andheri (E) Mumbai – 400004 Recognition Credibility Alliance. To build credibility of voluntary 206, Second floor sector through promotion of norms KirtiShikhar Building related to good governance and District Center, public disclosure. Timely Janakpuri, New Delhi submission of Annual returns every 2005 onwards 110058 year. Phone No. +91 11 64722849 E-mail : [email protected] Recognition Rotary Club Calcutta Household sanitation and 2014 on going Dalhousie Livelihood support programme Recognition Letz Change Foundation 2014 on going Help to the aged in distress Award Indian Solidarity Council Outstanding Achievement in Social 2015 Work

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PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE : 2015 - 2016 4 INSTITUTIONAL

The library, established in 1945, is still being maintained by Bani Mandir in its own campus. Now-a-days the people are more interested in use of electronic media. The village library has lost its past glory. Its golden days have gone. Like an old edifice it is still maintaining its existence drawing a sizeable number of readers who are mainly children, youth and women. It has a collection of around 2000 books in different subjects viz adventure, travel, novel, drama, etc. I. C. C. W Supported by Indian Council for Child Welfare, BaniMandir runs 04 Creche units under RajibGnadhi National Creche Foundation. The details of this child-centric programme in 2015-2016 are shown below :- No. of Children Unit Village Boys Girls Total Unit –I Khordanahala (in campus) 10 15 25 Unit – II Kultukari 15 10 25 Unit – III Akhrapunjee 15 10 25 Unit – IV Khordanahala (Purba Para) 11 14 25 Total 51 49 100

Each Crèche unit renders the services from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. In each unit there are two workers (female). The Creche workers, apart from their day-to-day work at Creche, keep regular contact with the beneficiary families through home visit and interpersonal communication with parents.

The programmes at Creche are as follows : Children Parents  Prayer  Parental Education & Awareness Programme  Formation of Hygienic habits  Counseling for responsible parenthood and proper child up-keep  Learning good manners  Joyful Leaning  Nutrition Supplement & Basic Health Care  Resting / Sleeping  Drawing & Painting  Music and Dance  Free-hand Exercises  In-door Games  Enrollment in primary school from Creche

Impact : Each Creche unit renders effectively early childhood care and education to tiny tots of poor working mothers. The working mothers are happy to get special attention to their children in Creche. The children have learnt to form health hygienic habits. Through joyful learning they are prepared for mainstreaming. In the words of RiyaMondal a tiny tot, “We play, we learn. We are in joyful learning”. The crèche affords its best for physical, cognitive, mental and social development of the children on roll. 5

SAHAY Child Sponsorship Programme The Child Sponsorship Programme (CSP) deemed as a multi-dimensional approach is that emphasizes on four fronts, viz.

 Child Survival, Protection and Development  Gender Equity  Promotional Living Environment  Capacity Building and Leadership Development The CSP affords the services to boys and girls from childhood to youth for career building on a sound footing and then move ahead.

During the reporting year, the CSP beneficiary coverage is tabulated below :-

Category Male Female Total Child 89 368 457 Youth 320 394 714 Total 409 762 1171 % 35.0 65.0 100.0

NUTRITION

The nutritional status of CSP children during the year under review was as furnished below :-

Status No. of children Percentage Normal 174 38.1 Moderate 172 37.6 Over weight 25 5.5 Grade – II 11 2.4 Grade III 75 16.4 Total 457 100.0

For the children in malnutrition Grade – II and Grade – III, CSP organized 09 (nine) Supplementary Feeding Centres in different villages within its operational area. A total of 86 children received the nutrition supplement from the centres. The CSP conducted 1 – day Nutrition Awareness Camps numbering 56 for the mothers of sponsored children. During the year, altogether 200 beneficiary mothers participated in the camps. The methods for awareness generation followed, were Discussion, Role Play, Simulation Exercises, Method Demonstration etc. wherein the participating mothers took active part. The participatory method made the programme lively and more informative.

6 HEALTH

The health care services rendered by CSP are categorized below :-

Service No. of beneficiaries Clinical services 588 Health Checkup 610 Health Awareness Camps 178

During the year, other medical services rendered, were as denoted below :-

Service Area No. of beneficiaries Male Female Total Referal 12 08 20 Lab Test 06 02 08 Dental Care 116 221 337 Medicines 328 532 860

EDUCATION

During the reporting year, the CSP children and youth were at different levels as shown in the following table :

Level Student strength Percentage (%) Pre-Primary 47 4.0 Primary (class – I to IV) 274 23.4 Middle School (Class V to VII) 452 38.7 Secondary (Class IX to X) 207 17.0 Higher Secondary (Class XI to XII) 102 8.7 Graduation 36 3.1 Out of School 53 4.5 Total 1171 100.0

EDUCATIONAL To make their studies smooth, the beneficiary children and youth were provided with necessary educational support as follows :

Support No. of Beneficiaries Male Female Total Educational stationeries 255 450 705 Books 222 401 623 School Fees 86 152 238 Group Tutorial 18 82 100 Hope Scholarship 01 06 07 Base Plus-Special Aid 44 40 84

CSP Youth Programme 7

YOUTH Under the canopy of CSP, there is a Youth Council for youth work. It is an elected body formed by the beneficiary youth. During the reporting year, the activities of the Council were as tabulated below :

Activity Frequency No. of sponsored youth Youth Induction Ceremony 04 119 Youth Graduation Ceremony 01 64 Social Networking 02 10 Youth Empowerment Fund 13 402 Youth Leadership Training 07 30 Community Service Project 15 612 Youth Health Corps 09 115 AFLATOUN Programme 02 74 Recognition Ceremony 01 540 Badloa Boys 03 116

YOUTH RESOURCE The Resource Centre is housed in the premises of Bani Mandir. The Centre provides certain facilities to both sponsored children and youth. The facilities are :-

 Computer Application  Use of Internet  Use of Library Books  Newspapers, Journals and Employment News in Bengali and English  In-door and Outdoor Games  Use of Musical Instruments

The user-strength of Youth Resource Centre during the year under review is shown in the table below :-

Category Sponsored Sponsored Youth Others Total Children Number 135 302 187 624 % 21.6 48.4 30.0 100.0

VOLUNTEERS At the project villages, the CSP depends on active involvement of Volunteers in organization and supervision of its different activities. The volunteers are selected from among local youth, active, energetic and enthusiastic in social work. During the reporting year, the following categories of volunteers were in action.

 Community Volunteers (CVs) : 31 youth  Nutrition Volunteers (NVs) : 10 Youth  Youth Group Leaders (YGLs) : 48 Youth GIFTS 8 Every year the sponsored children, youth and their families receive a large quantum of gifts / special gifts from the sponsors. During the year the gifts so received are furnished in the following table :-

Gift items No. of children & youth Families Male Female Total Sports Materials 04 - 04 Readymade Garments 01 02 03 Furniture & Fixture - - - 14 Grocery Items 03 02 05 Private Tuition Fees 05 04 09 House Repairing - - - 02 Rice 01 03 04 Utensils 01 03 04 Table Fan 01 - 01 Emergency Light 01 01 02 Stove - 01 01 Bi-cycle 01 01 02 Shoes 01 - 01 Steel Pot - 02 02 Wrist Watch 01 02 03 School Bag 01 01 02 Toilet Construction - - - 06 Iron Grill - 01 01 School Uniform 02 01 03 Winter Garments 01 - 01 Birthday Dress Materials 441 818 1259 Stainless Steel Utensil - - - 1007 Set Footwear 470 839 1309 Blanket 431 780 1211 School Kits 255 450 705

In getting gifts, some sponsored youth who were not on regular programme roll were benefitted.

END-YEAR EVENT The Ceremony may be considered as a MILAN MELA or annual social get-together where the sponsored children, youth and their parents/guardians take part in different events.

During the reporting year, the Ceremony was organized for a day at the village Simla.

The main events were :–

 Exhibition  Debate competition  In-door game competition  Sports competition  Cultural Programme  AFLATOUN Programme (Drama, Demonstration, Vocal Music, Food Stalls)  Drama on Swachah Bharat Abhiyan  Prize Distribution Ceremony

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CSP : Salient Points Of Observation

 CSP mission is to get all good ideas grafted into the mind of the child to grow strong and self- supporting.  CSP emphasizes on raising educational and physical levels of children in a meaningful and lasting way.  CSP children, exposed to formal educational do perform better academically.  They attend local primary schools, Secondary and Higher Secondary schools and some have already entered colleges for higher education.  Sitting in remote rural set-up many children and youth have developed proficiency in computer application and internet services, which they could not imagine before.  They are health – conscious that results in much less recurrence of diseases among them.  CSP children are better than other local children in social and cultural activities.  They do take leadership in many group / social situation.

Story Of Change A NEW LIFE

Priyanka Sarder D/O Samrat Sarder hails from a very needy family. Her father is a day labourer who passes most of the time for hand-to-mouth existence of his family members. Priyanka is a sponsored child of SAHAY Child Sponsorship Programme. She was born with cardiac problem. It gradually increased. In January 2016 she was taken to PG Hospital, Kolkata. The doctors suggested for immediate heart operation. It was beyond the financial capacity of her father to meet the expenses for operation. The CSP office informed the case to SAHAY. With financial support from SAHAY CI, Priyanka was placed to PG Hospital for operation.

After operation the little girl is now physically fit. She attends school regularly and takes part in playground and other activities. She is happy.

Story Of Change UPON THE STEPS OF SUCCESS IN LIFE Srimanta Mondal S/O Bibhuti Mondal comes from a very needy family. His father is a day labourer. It is beyond his financial capacity to give good food, education to his children. When Srimanta was 6 years old he got entry as a sponsored child in CSP run by Bani Mandir. He smoothly completed his Higher Secondary education. In 2007 he completed a course on Electronics from Jyotirmay Bose Institution Kolkata. In October 2007 he joined as a technician, the Webel Solar Energy System Ltd, Salt Lake, Kolkata. In March 2010 he left his previous assignment and joined Webel Energy Ltd as quality supervisor. Now, his salary is around Rs. 14000/-.

When Srimanta was a beneficiary of CSP, he took active part in different youth activities. Once he became the leader of Central Youth Forum. Even now when he finds time he takes part in youth activities of CSP. He is satisfied with his involvement.

10 Story Change Supta – A Brilliant Girl

Supta Baidya D/O Sujit Ranjan Baidya of Khordanahala village is a sponsored child of CSP from February 2008 at BaniMandir. She is brilliant and sharp. She is very mindful in her studies. From class – II to Class – X, every year she received school fees, Text Books and education stationeries from CSP.

From Sarisha Ramkrishan Mission Sarada Mandir Girls High School she appeared in Secondary Examination, 2016. In the examination she made a brilliant result with a score of 611 (87%) marks in grade A+. Being a girl from a very common family she made this outstanding result.

Supta is fond of dance. At Bani Mandir and local area, she is a performer in different cultural functions.

Everybody at her village and school is proud ofSupta. We too are happy to get such a simple but talented sponsored child in CSP. She is an example to other sponsored children to be serious in studies for outstanding performance. HELPAGE INDIA PROGRAMME FOR AGED (ESHG) 11

Since 1989 Bani Mandir has been maintaining close association with Helpage India to the service of hapless aged men and women in its quarter. In 2014, the Helpage India introduced an innovative project ‘ASTITVA’. It makes the elderly persons feel that they are not obsolete in the society. The way to reach the elderly people is to form their own Elderly Self-help Groups (ESHGs). It is a drive based on ESHGs for better livelihood and empowerment of elderly persons and access them to age appropriate services for leading ‘active, healthy and dignified life’. Being a partner organization, Bani Mandir has promoted under the project ASTITVA, 50 ESHGs in its operational area. Besides, 28 old ESHGs are also in operation in 15 villages wherein the ESHGs under the project ASTITVA are not functioning.

Project ASTITVA District South 24 Parganas No. of Gram Panchayats 04 No. of villages covered 14 No. of ESHGs formed Male Groups 24 Female Groups 21 Mixed Groups 05 Total 50 Total members strength Male 435 52.1% Female 400 47.9% Total 835 100.0% Steps Taken

 Supply of books of records, signboard, etc. : 50Groups  Opening of Bank Accounts : 50 Groups  Initial Training : 50 Groups  Refresher Training : 50 Groups  S. R. I Training : 02, one in Odisha and one in West Bengal  Formation of Village Level Federation (VLF) : 05  Cash Credit Linkage with Bank through ESHG : 10 Groups

Services :  Goat-keeping Training : 5 Female ESHG 12 members  Medical Clinic (Homeopathy) . No. of units in operation : 03 . Clinic day : Once a week in each unit . No. of elderly patients : 30 -35 in each clinic day per unit . Services rendered : Diagnosis and treatment

 IOL – A Vision Care Programme . Screening of vision problems : 816 patients . Cataract operation advised : 214 patients . Cataract operation done : 100 patients . Power spectacles (after cataract operation done) : 100 patients . Power spectacles on screening of vision problems : 435 patients : The entire programme was conducted by a medical team from the Vivekananda Misssion Ashram NetraNiramoyNiketan, Chandi, Amtala, South 24 Parganas.

 Pilgrimage : 100 elderly person in two batches visited Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, Swami Narayan Temple and Alipore Zoo.  Group I.G.P : Selling Edible Oil by 04 ESHGs in respective areas.

Individual IGP with loan from ESHG :-  Cultivation : 115 beneficiaries  Pisciculture : 09 beneficiaries  Small business : 17 beneficiaries  Paper packet Making : 04 beneficiaries  Tailoring : 02 beneficiaries Total 147 beneficiaries

For some emergency needs, loans taken by some families were.

 House Repairing : 22 beneficiaries  Medical Treatment : 01 beneficiary

It shows that out of the total, around 20% of the ESHG members took loan for different purposes during the reporting year.

13 The project ASTITVA is gaining popularity among the elderly persons. In the words of a elderly beneficiary, “I am poor but not out of date” Man – Power  Animator : 01  Volunteer : 04  In addition, 03 support staff from Bani Mandir  Doctors : 02

Story Of Change Chen Banu– A New Entrepreneur

“I am old but not good for nothing. I have experienced much hardship in life. Now I am successfully running a small business with loan from our Elderly Self-help Group,” said Chen Banu. At home along with her daughter-in-law she prepares some confectionary items, sweet and salty. She sells the same to the villagers. The village people, from children to adults, like the taste of her products. With a capital of Rs. 10,000/- taken on loan from the group in October 2015 she is running her business. She remains very busy in her home based unit. She is very much aware of maintaining the quality of her product. To a village widow who has no family back- ground of business it is an innovative enterprise. Every day she rolls the small capital in her business. It yieldsgood to sustence her family. At present her monthly income ranges from Rs. 6000/- to 7000/-. In her words, “It is a good beginning. I am happy”.

Story of Change OPPORUNITY CHANGES THE PERSON

Sailendranath Halder from Kultukari village was an alcoholic person. Whatever he earned he mostly spent for alcohol. He is a mason. His family members once brought him to Bani Mandir. After family counseling Sailendra was motivated to join ‘Lakshmi’ ESHG at his village. He promised to leave his alcoholic habit. Other elderly members of the group also encouraged him to leave this self destruction habit and to lead a good life. Sailendra is now mindfully doing his masonry work. For cash-credit linkage of local Village Level Federation with bank, Laxmi group issued a loan of Rs. 40,000/- to Sailendra for firewood business. He keeps close contact with the group. He is regular in repaying installment of loan. His present monthly income is around Rs. 9000/-. He is happy.

14 WOMEN EMPOWERMRNT

For last eighteen years Bani Mandir is making efforts bit by bit to mobilize women from low income group families into Self-help Groups for Self-reliance. They aremotivated to develop savings habit from meagre income in a collective way. In each group there are 10 – 15 women. With their savings they have developed a capital fund in local branch of a nationalized bank. They utilize the capital fund on loans to their members for productive purposes to change their plight so as to lead a dignified life by each members. It is note-worthy that Self-help Group is a positive step towards women empowerment.

Being a catalyst, BaniMandir acts as a friend, philosopher and guide to women in Self-help

Groups. It assists them to develop linkage with lead banks, to keepaccounts and other records systematically, to utilize the capital fund for productive purposes by the group members, on loan basis followedby timely recovery of loans to the group fund.

The up-dated status of Self-help Groups is highlighted in the following order :-

 No. of villages covered : 25  No. of Gram Panchayats covered : 04  No. of Self-help Groups in action : 325  Member strength : 3900  Av. Capital Fund per SHG : Rs. 15000/-  No. of members taken loans (2015-16) : 348  Purposes of loans : Cultivation and Small Business

Deposit And Loan Status (2015-2016)

Total Group collection Loan issued Loan Recovery Outstanding Loan from (2015-2016) (2015 – 2016) (2015 – 2016) beginning to upto 31 March 2016 13,16,894.00 39,38,000.00 33,91,901.00 43,57,522.00

Story Of Change 15 EMPOWERED WOMAN LEADS A DIGNIFIED LIFE Pampa Patra W/O Pralay Patra from Karaiberia village, is a young and energetic woman. She experienced much economic hardship in life. Her husband was not able to maintain the family properly with meagre income from vegetable cultivation in a small plot of land. Pampa wanted to do something to support the family. But she did not have sufficient money to start a small business. One of her neighbours advised her to be a member of a Self-help Group. Accordingly she negotiated with a group ‘Pujarini’ at her village. Shortly she became one of its members. With support from her husband she started to deposit of her share amounting Rs. 30/- per month in the group fund. After few months she applied to the group for a loan of Rs. 5000/- to start a shoe selling business in local market place. With that amount she along with her husband started the business. She also started earning Rs. 4000/- per month. She regularly repaid the installments of loan to the group fund.

Next, after repaying the 1st loan, Pampa took a loan of Rs. 20,000.00 from the group fund to extend her business.

Now she owns a small shop at Karaiberia market place. The name of her shop is ‘Piu Padukalaya. She is a successful entrepreneur. Her present monthly income is around Rs. 10,000/-. She is serious to repay the installment of loan. She is happy. None in her family live ill-fed. Her children get better education. She is regular in attending the group meeting. She is an active member of the group. Other members give due importance on her suggestions in the group meeting. She is satisfied with her involvement in the group.

Story Change A Tea Stall helps Dipali live with dignity

Dipali Kayal comes from a very poor family of Gobindapur village in Mathur G.P under Diamond Harbour Block – II. With meagre income her husband was not able to maintain the family smoothly. Dipali came out of home and hearth and started a small tea stall adjacent to her house. She started earning Rs. 500/- per month. Being advised by a neighbour she become a member of SRISTHI, a Self-help Group at her village in July 2001. In October 2001, she took a loan of Rs. 3000/- from the group fund for her tea stall. After repaying the 1st loan, she took loan three times.

At present, with a loan of Rs. 10,000/- she has arranged snacks and other food items in her tea stall. Her present monthly income is around Rs. 6000/-.

Now no family member passes night without food. They now live in 2-room brick built house roofing with tiles. She can meet educational expenses for her children. She also saves a little from her income. The Self-help Group has shown her way to live well. She is inspired and happy.

16 GIVE INDIA DONORS SUPPORT PROGRAMME

The humane support provided by GIVE INDIA donors enables the poor and needy people to live well. Our beneficiaries are –

 Orphan and needy children  School-going students (both genders)  Rural women  Landless and marginalized persons  Elderly persons living in penury and misery

We serve our beneficiaries irrespective of caste, religion and gender. They live in rural milieu.

Our services are in four fronts :–

 Health & Nutrition

 Education

Assistance

 Skill Promotion

 Livelihood Support

The support services are mainly classified into two categories :

 Regular Donation Option (ROD)  Monthly Donation Option (MDO)

The donors are classified as shown below :

 Non F.C – When the donors are resident Indians  F.C – When the donors are from abroad

There are two additional sources of fund viz General Fund of BaniMandir and iGive for programme support. In fund raising i Give fund is a joint venture of both Bani Mandir and Give India. Bani Mandir with its limited capacity raises the fund from local individual donors / Corporate Houses and deposits the same to Give India online. In turn, Give India releases the entire amount raised by Bani Mandir adding a matching grant for promotion and implementation of services to the benefit of target group population as well as for meeting administrative and other costs required to run the programme effectively.

It is to mention here that some elderly persons under MDO are the members of Elderly Self-help Groups (ESHGs) promoted by Bani Mandir in another programme. These elderly persons save a little from their meagre incomes in the group fund for emergency / future benefit. Under ESHG Programme, there are three homeopathy Clinics in the area. The ESHG members from MDO also get free medical treatment facility.

During the year under review, the Give India Donors support programme covered around 30 villages in 04 Gram Panchayats of Diamond harbor Block – II in South 24 Parganas district.

The personnel strength to run the programme is 12 (SPOC, Account Staff, Social Workers, Field Supervisors etc.). In each project village, there is a Village Development Committee voluntarily involved in identification and mobilization of beneficiaries, supervision and follow-up. 17 For effective functioning of the programme at the village level, Bani Mandir receives co-operation and moral support from local bodies like Gram Panchayatsin the operational area. The Bani Mandir Governing Body provides from time to time constructive guidance to make the programme really a people-oriented one. The Give India donors support programmes implemented in the year 2015-16 are furnished in the table below :- No. of beneficiaries Give I RDO Programme Give General Total India i Give India F.C Fund Non F.C 1 Provide groceries and medical care 81 16 80 150 327 . for an orphan / needy child 2 Aid a poor aged person by providing 65 27 60 150 302 . a month's supply of groceries & medical care 3 Increase employment opportunities 04 01 06 - 11 . for a rural youth by sponsoring a computer training programme for six months 4 Save 2 lives by providing a poor 23 09 04 - 36 . pregnant woman with 7 months pre-natal and 1 month post-natal health and nutrition care 5 Donate a Cycle Rickshaw for a poor 18 06 04 20 48 . villager as a livelihood support 6 Tutorial support for one Secondary / 06 05 04 - 15 . Higher Secondary student for a year

II No. of beneficiaries Give Monthly Donation Option (M.D.O) Give General Total India Non i Give India F.C Fund F.C 1 Nutrition for an Orphan/needy child 3680 - - - 3680 . 2 Groceries for an aged person every 2285 - - - 2285 . month

III No. of beneficiaries Others (General Fund & i Give India Give India General Total Give) i Give Non F.C F.C Fund 1. Woolen Garments (for - - - 770 770 students) 2. School Bags (for students) - - - 700 700 3. Blankets (for women and - - - 700 700 aged persons) 4. Woolen Scarf (for Women) - - - 250 250 Total 6162 64 158 2740 9124

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SALIENT POINTS OF OBSERVATION

 The Give India Donors Support Programme at Bani Mandir is basically a food and nutrition programme benefitting orphan & needy children, hapless aged persons and poor pregnant women for healthy survival

 Some very needy students mainly at Secondary and Higher Secondary levels derived benefit from group tutorial and computer training for smooth studies and career building.

 The poor pregnant women who suffered much from nutrition deficiency and other health complications got food & nutrition and health care support in pregnancy and lactation for ‘safe motherhood with a healthy baby’.

 No effort of development would be sustainable if the economic status of the people is not raised. With the connotation above, effort was made to change the plight of some landles families. Prior to this programme intervention they lived on cycle rickshaw, on contract basis, owned by some well-off neighbours. After the day’s hard toil, each rickshaw paddler had to give lion’s share of his earning to the owner of cycle rickshaw, and very little was left for maintaining his own family.

Under livelihood support programme, a sizeable number of such families received the cycle rickshaws of their own. This drive has made them free from exploitation by the well-off owners of the cycle rickshaws given on contract basis.

Each paddler is now earning around 7000/- per month. It has enabled him to improve quality of life and living of his family members, meet emergency need and also save a little as per individual capacity.

Voices :-

Aged in MDO  I see the ray of hope to live well.  Is it too late to start? I am speaking of my membership in the Elderly Self-help Group.  Do you want to stop food support? I will live long  A beggar’s suggestion/option at least draws attention of the group members.  I would get a Chitti (letter) from Uparwala (God). But I have not still received the Chitti.  All women tried to get into the boat but none succeeded. The boatman sailed and told the old fellows that they had still to wait.

Children in MDO :  If my stomach remains full I get energy to read and play cheerly.  I know that big fish eats small fish …….. No, say, beats small fish if home work is not ready.  Will you be a surgeon? Hearing your name the patient will jump from the bed and run away.  Kushal helped a blind man to cross the road yesterday on the way to school. We are proud of Kushal.  One day a friend told Bithu that if he could save a life about to sink in the pond, he would get a reward. Bittu asked him, “I have saved a puppy. Shall I get the reward?”

Others :  It is a sound beginning. I have still to learn more about computer application.  I was waeak in English and Mathematics. For tutorial support I have obtained good marks in Secondary Examination.  After safe delivery I glew with a feeling of motherhood of a healthy baby  No more exploitation. I ply my own cycle rickshaw from dawn to dusk

Story Change 19 PALLABI PROUD OF MOTHERHOOD

Pallabi W/O Dulal Mondal hails from a very needy family. She lives with her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law and the new born baby at the village Goanara of Diamond Harbour Block – II in South 24 Parganas district. In her pregnancy and early lactation she received the strength-ening food support under donation option of Give India. Before delivery and early lactation period her medical check-up on regular basis was done by a qualified doctor, with advises of safe motherhood.

As she was going to be the mother of her first issue she was little bit nervous. To her, regular counseling was given by a female Social Worker from Bani Mandir.

On 10th January 2016 Pallabi gave birth of a girl baby. The birth weight of the baby was 3.5 K.G. Pallabi did not face any major health hazard. It was a safe delivery.

Pallabi feels pride of her motherhood. She is happy. She has expressed her profound gratitude to Give India donor, Give India and Bani Mandir for their unstinted assistance to a poor woman for safe motherhood. Story Of Change BHAGYADHAR – A Rickshaw Paddler

Bhagyadhar, from the village Noorpur of Diamond Harbour Block – II in South 24 Parganas district, is a simple and diligent person. He lives with his wife and two children.

For livelihood he was dependent on a cycle rickshaw, on contract basis, owned by one of his well-off neighbours. After the day’s hard toil he had to give major part of his earning to the owner. On an average his own share was Rs. 2200/- per month.

The situation is now changed. In July 2015 he received a new rickshaw given by Bani Mandir under livelihood option of Give India. He is happy to have his own cycle rickshaw. Plying his rickshaw from dawn to late evening he has raised his monthly income to around Rs. 6000/-.

Now no member of his family lives ill-fed/half-fed. He takes care of education of his children. He also saves a little from his income. In his words, “I feel free from exploitation: I am now really a self-employed person. I am in peace with my family members though not in prosperity”.

20 Story Of Change COMPUTER TRAINING MADE PUJA EMPLOYED Puja D/O Ashim Mistry from Pitambara village of Diamond Harbour Block – II comes from a very needy family. She is a talented girl. She had keen interest in learning computer application. In 2013 when she was a student of B. A (1st year) at Sishuram Das College, Sarisha, she made an application to BaniMandir for computer training. In November 2013 she was enrolled and placed to Mahatma Gandhi National Youth Computer Centre at Sarisha. It was a 6-month course covering Basic (Dos + Windows), Micro Soft Office, Power Point, Photoshop and Internet. She successfully completed the course.

In January 2015, Puja was employed as a Computer Assistant in the HP Gas Agency at Diamond Harbour. Her present salary is around Rs. 7000/- per month. She is inspired and happy. Story Of Change TUTORIAL SUPPORT ENRICHED SHARMILA Sharmila D/O Pradip Chatterjee is a studious girl. She hails from a day labour family. At Secondary level she was very suspicious for better result in Secondary Examination. She was weak in English and Mathematics. She was in need of special coaching to overcome her weakness in both the subjects. Under Give India Tutorial Support Option for one year from Bani Mandir she received special coaching guided by an experienced teacher in her locality.

In 2014 Sharmila appeared in the Secondary Examination under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. The tutorial support helped her score good marks in English and Mathematics. Her overall performance in the Examination was grade A+.

In the words of Sharmila, “The tutorial support has enabled to continue my studies”. She is now preparing herself for Higher Secondary Examination, 2016. Without further tutorial support she is confident to do good in the said examination. She believes that a helping hand with little kindness may go a long way to change the life of a poor student like her. She bears in mind profound gratitude to Give India donor, Give India and Bani Mandir.

Programme Support By Rotary Club 21

Bani Mandir has developed sound rapport with Rotary Club of Dalhousie, Calcutta for programme intervention in its operational area. During the repotting year, the Rotary Club provided the financial support for two programmes viz. Construction of Low Cost Sanitary Toilets and Cycle Rickshaw Vans.

I. Construction of Low Cost Sanitary Toilet :- In two villages namely Gnadaberia and Maheswara, 10 household toilets were constructed. The beneficiary families were oriented through short-training to keep proper hygienic condition of the toilet and its impact on their lives.

As per drawing approved, the toilets were constructed using locally available materials and involving local masons.

So far as impact of the programme is concerned it is highlighted as under :-  The members of the beneficiary families have been made well-versed with use, care and maintenance of toilets on their own. They are taking proper care of the same.  The beneficiaries, children, woman and others, have developed hygienic habits.  They especially the children, are now free from worm infection from nightsoil caused by open-air defecation.  They are now much aware of sanitary condition of their houses.  For preservation and upkeep of the environment, it is necessary for maintaing a hygienic and healthy standard. To this end construction of household toils is an effective drive taken by Bani Mandir with the resource support from Rotary Club of Dalhousie, Calcutta.

II. Cycle Rickshaw Van :-

From six villages, namely, Khorda, Holdighi, Sukdevpur, Bhabanipur, Maheswara and Mukundapur in Diamond Harbour Block – II of South 24 Parganas district, 10 very needy families received one cycle- rickshaw van each as a livelihood support drive.

With regard to impact of the programme it is to note that the programme has made the beneficiary families free from exploitation done by some well-off families for ownership of cycle rickshaw vans. The poor beneficiary families were dependent on cycle rickshaws vans, on contract basis, owned by some well-off neighbours. They had to pay lion’s share of their every day’s earning to the owners.

The Rotary Club programme has saved these poor people from exploitation. Now, each of them has received a new cycle rickshaw van of his own. They are happy and inspired.

Shamdasani Foundation For Aged Persons 22

Like previous years, Shamdasani Foundation provided humane support for very needy and distressed persons. During the reporting year, 20 aged men and women from 03 villages namely Bhabanipur, Mukundapur and Kholakhali under 02 Gram Panchayats – Mathur and Noorpur received the support given from donation by the Foundation. Of them, 07 were male and 13 female beneficiaries.

All these elderly persons are in the age-cohort of 60 to 75 years, living in hapless condition. Occupationally they belong to the families depend on day labour, marginalized farming and some mineal jobs. Economically they are from very low income-group families.

In hapless condition these elderly persons suffered much from chilling cool of winter. For economic hardship they did not have even a winter garment to protect themfrom cold.

With donation from the Foundation, each of them was provided with a blanket. When they heard the name of SAI BABA OF SHIRDI, they were delighted to have a divine gift. Their expression reverberated the words, “We are warm. We feel comfort. We are happy”.

Bani Mandir Ambulance Service

Donated by ONGC, Bani Mandir is maintaining an ambulance to the service of suffering people. Day and night with serious patients it moves to different health centres. It is always ready to receive a call and then moves fast taking the patient to any health point at Diamond Harbour or in the city of Kolkata. In remote villages the ambulance really affords humanitarian service. The village people can contact Bani Mandir easily if they need the service of ambulance.

During the year under review, the ambulance provided the service to over 205 patients, especially at-risk children, pregnant women and aged persons, taking them to different hospitals and nursing homes, viz.

 Calcutta Medical College & Hospital  S S K M, Kolkata  ESI Hospital, Joka  Vivekananda Mission Ashram NetraNiramoyNiketan , Chnadi  DiamondHarbour District Hospital  Private Nursing Homes, Diamond Harbour and Kolkata  From patient’s home to Doctor’s Chamber

In remote areas, the ambulance really provides humanitarian service to the village people. They can approach easily to Bani Mandir if they are in need of the service of ambulance. The ambulance affords its service to one after another.

“ Arise, Awake, Stop not till the goal is reached— —Swami

Board of Management Sl. 23 Address with Gende Age Educatio Occupati No Name Position Responsibility Photo contact details r (Yrs) n on . 207 Mainak Presides over all the Retd. Asit Residency, Flat meetings of the Board, Executive 1. Kumar No 5 C, N.S.C Male 70 M. Tech. President puts suggestion for Director, Mandal Bose Road, strengthening the ONGC Kolkata – functioning of the 700040, Mobile – organization; take 09831711885, initiative to settle Email : differences of opinions asitkumar@yaho among the members o.co.in on issues relating to the organization, etc. Vill.- Gobindapur, Retd. P.O – Goanara Head Dr. Nalini Gobindapur, Vice In absence of MA. Master, 2. RanjanKa Dist. – South 24 Male 83 President President, performs his Ph.D Gobindap yal Parganas, Pin (1) responsibilities. ur K. C. 743368, Mobile - School 094744803189 Vill. Kapathat, Retd. P.O – Diamond Prof. Professor, In absence of Harbour, Dist. – Laxmikant M. Sc. Fakir Vice President and Vice South 24 3. a Male 75 M. Ed. Chand President President (1), performs Parganas, PIN – Bhattacha Ph. D College, (2) the responsibilities of 743331, Mobile – rya Diamond President. 9434566145 Harbour

Vill.- General Khordanahala, Seretary Chief Executive P.O – Sadhurhat, responsible for overall Dist. – South 24 Somendra management of the Parganas, PIN – 4. Nath Male 68 B.A Farming organization 743504, Mobile – Mandal accountable to the 09433520046, E- Board as well as the mail – General Body. somendra08@ya hoo.com Vill.- Khordanahala, P.O – Sadhurhat, Secondar Sujit Assists the General Dist. – South 24 y Social Asstt. 5. Ranjan Male 48 Secretary in Parganas, Educatio Worker Secretary Baidya organization matters. PIN – 743504, n Mobile – 09775119022 Vill.- Khordanahala, P.O – Sadhurhat, Naresh Looking overall Dist. – South 24 Treasure 6. Chandra Male 60 B. Sc. Business financial aspects of the Parganas, r Mandal organization PIN – 743504, Mobile – 09474199971 Vill.- Mathur, P.O – Mathur, Taking active part in Dist. – South 24 Mamata Femal House Board meetings for 7. Parganas, 65 B.A. Member Purkait e Wife sound organization PIN – 743368, functioning. Mobile – 09800465544 Debkumar Mina Apartment, Head Biswas 500, Motilal Master, Taking active part in Gupta Road. M.A Khordana Board meetings, and Kolkata – 8. Male 47 M. Ed. , halaBipin Member performing 700082, Mobile – M. Phil. Bihari assignments given by 09231923458 Siksha the General Secretary. Sadan

9. Aloka Vill.- Jhawdari, Femal M.A, Retd. 63 Member Do 24 Mondal P.O – Sadhurhat, e B. Ed Head Dist. – South 24 Mistress Parganas, PIN – 743504, Mobile – 08018285899

Vill. + P.O.- Kalatalahat, Head Nitai Dist. – South 24 Master 10 M.A, Chand Parganas, PIN – Male 60 Chanda Member Do . B. Ed Das 743504, Mobile – High 09434366162 School

Vill.- Khordanahala, Taking part in Board P.O – Sadhurhat, meetings to influence 11 Monoram Femal House Dist. – South 24 33 M.A Member decisions for sound . a Mondal e Wife Parganas, PIN – organization 743504, Mobile – functioning. 09153183824 Vill.- Kultukari, P.O – Goanara Taking active part in Gobindapur, Board meetings and 12 Sikha Femal Social Dist. – South 24 46 B.A Member performing .. Mondal e Worker Parganas, PIN – assignment, given by 743368, Mobile – the General Secretary. 09547497408 Vill.- Khordanahala, P.O – Sadhurhat, 13 Mala Femal House Dist. – South 24 37 B.A Member Do . Samanta e Wife Parganas, PIN – 743504, Mobile – 08348415602

No Board members are related to one another by blood or marriage. Annual General Meeting 2015 – 2016 held on 27th June 2015. Governing Body met on : 20/04/2015, 30/05/2015, 27/06/2015 (A.G.M), 10/08/2015, 21/09/2015, 20/11/2015, 22/12/2015, 30/12/2015, 27/01/2016, 29/02/2016 AND 30/03/2016

25 Staff Members And Volunteers Of BaniMandirAlong With Their Duties Responsibility And Remunerations. (2015 – 2016)

Experiences Salary/ Honorarium Responsibility/ Gende Ag No. Name Qualification with Bani (Per annum) (In Designation r e Mandir Rs.) 1. Biplab Bhusan Programme Director & Male M. A. 64 3 yrs. 1,74,000.00 Chakarborty Consultant, Social Action 2. Shyamal Kanti Project Manager, Male H.S. 57 27yrs. 1,13,289.00 Mondal (SAHAY) 3. Partha Sarathi Accountant, (SAHAY) Male B. Com. 40 7yrs. 1,11,675.00 Maji (Hons.) 4. Mira Debnath (April to Dec. 2015) Femal Class – X 46 24yrs. 56,880.00 e 5. Lalit Kumar Social Worker, SAHAY Male H.S. 56 24yrs. 88,341.00 Mondal 6. Sikha Mondal Social Worker, SAHAY Femal B.A. 46 24yrs. 84,024.00 e 7. Kakoli Das Gayen Social Worker, SAHAY Femal H.S. 37 18yrs. 74,370.00 e 8. Gourango Halder Social Worker, SAHAY Male M. S. W 30 10 yrs. 19,530.00 (Jan. to March 2016) 9. Arup Kumar Support Activities in Male H.S. 46 23yrs. 97,500.00 Mondal General Administration 10. Sambhu Nath Das Accountant, GIVE Male B. Com. 47 23yrs. 38,500.00 INDIA and Helpage India Programme (April to October 2015) 11. Anindya Accountant, GIVE Male M. A. 43 1 yrs. 7,000.00 Chakraborty INDIA and Helpage India Programme (Only March 2016) 12. Samir Saw Accountant, Women Male M. Com. 34 8 yrs. 63,900.00 Empowerment Programmes 13. Sujit Ranjan Social Worker, Women Male M. P. 48 19 yrs. 65,400.00 Baidya Empowerment 14. Jharna Halder Social Worker, Women Femal H. S. 53 24 yrs. 38,400.00 Empowerment e 15. Palash Mondal Social Worker, Women Male M.P. 34 18 yrs. 47,400.00 Empowerment 16. Madhumita Social Worker, Women Femal M.P. 29 10 yrs. 31,200.00 Mondal Empowerment e 17. Pusparenu Social Worker, Women Femal M.P. 36 3yrs. 30,000.00 Mondal Empowerment e 18. Chandra Social Worker, Women Femal M.P. 36 3yrs. 27,600.00 Chatterjee Empowerment e 19. Subir Kanji Accountant, General Male B. Com 38 5 yrs. 53,700.00 Section & Creche (Hons.) 20. Pravanjan Paria Social Animator, Male H.S. 47 18 yrs. 50,400.00 Helpage 21. Kajol Mondal Social Animator and Male M.P. 36 6 yrs. 68,400.00 Ambulance Driver (O.N.G.C) 22. Susanta Nakar Electrician Male M. P. 66 32 yrs. 51,900.00 23. Gouri Pramanik Sweeper cum peon Femal Class – II 43 2 yrs. 24,300.00 (from Dec. 2014) e Staff Members (Contractual) 26

Salary/ Responsibility/ Experience Honorarium (Per No. Name Designation Gender Qualification Age s with Bani annum) Mandir (In Rs.) 1. Dr. AbhikHati (Till Project Doctor, GIVE Male M.B.B.S. (Cal) 33 5 yrs. 23,765.00 Aug. 2015) INDIA (Contract Basis) 2. MitaliMondal Creche Worker Female B.A 28 10 yrs. 18,000.00 Khordanahala Unit – 1 3. PurnimaMondal Creche Worker Female H.S 34 5 yrs. 13,500.00 Khordanahala Unit – 1 4. Soma Adhikari Creche Worker Female M. P 25 5 yrs. 13,500.00 Akhrapunjee Unit – 3 5. Sanchita Creche Worker Female M.P 25 5 yrs. 18000.00 Bhattacharya Akhrapunjee Unit – 3 6. DebasriMondal Creche Worker Female H.A 24 5 yrs. 18,000.00 KhordanahalaPurba Para Unit – 4 7. SonaliMondal Creche Worker Female M.P 24 5 yrs. 13,500.00 KhordanahalaPurba Para Unit – 4 8. BeutyHalder Creche Worker Female B.A 26 2 yrs. 18,000.00 Kultukari Unit – 2 9. Shampa Das Creche Worker Feale H.S 32 2 yrs. 13,500.00 Kultukari Unit – 2 10. BasantiMondal Y. R. C Manager, Female M. A 25 4 yrs. 25,800.00 SAHAY 11. Ramen Mondal Volunteer, Male Madhyamik 47 2 yrs. 17,000.00 HelpageAstitva Project 12. Swapan Manna Volunteer, Male Madhyamik 56 2 yrs. 16,400.00 HelpageAstitva Project 13. PinkuMaji Volunteer, Male H.S 47 2 yrs. 14,400.00 HelpageAstitva Project 14. DuthkumkarGuch Volunteer, Male H.S 64 2 yrs. 12,000.00 ait HelpageAstitva Project 15. Dr. Pankaj Kumar Project Doctor Male D.MS. (Cal) 59 3 yrs. 45,300.00 Gayen HelpageAstitva Project 16. Dr. Gopal Ch. Do Male D.MS. (Cal) 52 2 yrs. 20,700.00 Mondal 17. ManasParia R. C Manager, SAHAY Male Diploma 25 1 yrs. 13,900.00 Engineer (Civil) Staff Salary Plus Benefits Per Months

Salary Slab Plus Male Staff Female Staff Total Benefits Paid (Rs.) Less than - 5,000.00 12 14 26 5,500 – 10,000.00 10 03 13 Above 10,000.00 01 - 01 25,000 – 50,000 - - - 50,000 – 1,00,000 - - - Greater than 1,00,000 - - -

27 Salary and Benefit to the NGO Head

 No. Salary and Zero Benefit in cash and or kind  Source of Income : Ancestral property & Agri. Farming

Highest and Lowest paid Staff (Full time)

 Height :______: Rs. 14500.00 Per month  Lowest : ______: Rs. 1000.00 Per month

Remuneration & Reimbursement to Board members (2015- 2016)

Name Designation Total Amount Nature Of Payment Paid (Rs.) SujitRanjanBaidya Asst. Secretary 65,400.00 Salary (Annuallay) SikhaMondal Member (G.B) 84,024.00 Salary (Annuallay) *** Other members of the Board do not get any remuneration or allowance. Details of National & International Travel by all Personnel / Volunteers and Board Members in the Financial Year 2015-2016

--::: NATIONAL TRAVEL :::-- Name & Designation of Designatio Purpose of the Cost incurred Remarks staff/Volunteers and n Travel from Bani Board member Mandir (Rs.) No Staff, Volunteers and Board Members of our organization has undertaken National / International Travel.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL :– EXPENSES NIL

BANK DETAILS

FCRA Account:-

1. Bank Name Punjab National Bank Branch name and Address Dhukrijhara Branch, Vill- Dhukrijhara, P O- Sadhurhat, Dist - South 24 Parganas, Pin – 743504 Account Number 1772002100000268 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 000024000 Current/ savings account Current Account SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE RTGS / NEFT IFS CODE PUNB0177200 Branch Code No. 177200

Non FCRA Account :- 28 1. Bank Name Punjab National Bank Branch name and Address Dhukrijhara Branch, Vill- Dhukrijhara, P O- Sadhurhat, Dist - South 24 Parganas, Pin – 743504 Account Number 1772000100016751 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 000024000 Current/ savings account Savings Account SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE RTGS / NEFT IFS CODE PUNB0177200 Branch Code No. 177200

2. Bank Name Punjab National Bank Branch name and Address Dhukrijhara Branch, Vill- Dhukrijhara, P O- Sadhurhat, Dist - South 24 Parganas, Pin – 743504 Account Number 1772000100020301 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 000024000 Current/ savings account Savings Account SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE RTGS / NEFT IFS CODE PUNB0177200 Branch Code No. 177200 3. Bank Name Punjab National Bank Branch name and Address Dhukrijhara Branch, Vill- Dhukrijhara, P O- Sadhurhat, Dist - South 24 Parganas, Pin – 743504 Account Number 1772000100020310 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 000024000 Current/ savings account Saving Account (CORPUS FUND) SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE RTGS / NEFT IFS CODE PUNB0177200 Branch Code No. 177200

4. Bank Name United Bank of India Branch name and Address Lansdowne,Branch Kolkata - 700025 Account Number 0315010074055 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 700027087 Current/ savings account Saving Account SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE IFS CODE UTB 10 LSD 153 Branch Code No. LSD 153

5. Bank Name State Bank of India Branch name and Address Sarisha Branch – 5156 P.O – Sarisha, 24 Pargs (S) Pin - 743368 Account Number 30146052212 Name of Account (Cheque to be made in the name of) BANI MANDIR 9 digit number ( MICR number) 700002301 Current/ savings account Saving Account SWIFT Code/ Remittance Instructions PUN BIN BBCSE IFS CODE SBI NH0005156 Branch Code No. 5156 One Can Share With Bani Mandir’s Efforts For The Poor People Of Rural Areas 29 Supporting The Following Regular Action Programmes :- Supportfor a peaceful and dignified life of a poor elderly person unable to work providing food and health care - Rs. 1100/-. Support for Education in lower primary school throughout the year providing uniform & school kits - Rs. 750/- Support for Education in upper primary school - Rs. 1050/-providing Books and copies. Support of Books & copies for a poor student in Secondary School - Rs. 1260/- Support for a poor student in tuition for one subject in Secondary/ Higher Secondary - Rs. 1800/- Support for a dropout student for 6 months vocational training Rs. - 2000/- Support to Computer education (six month course) for a drop out student – 2000/- Support for a poor student in H.S Exam. – Rs. 1800/- Employment Generation support through vending of Fish/Vegetable/garment/misc item etc. Rs. 10000/- Health check up for a poor person for one year at least one checkup per month – 1500/- Provide 25 very poor aged people for a one day outing – 7250/- Day medical camp for 50 poor elderly people – 5400/- One day health education & counseling for 30 adolescent girls 6500/-  Help 25 underprivileged children enjoy an outing to a zoo or a park in and around Kolkata - 4725 /-  Health Check up for 50 poor children – 4000/-  One month Nutrition supports for 25 malnourished children of very poor families – 5000/-  One month physiotherapy for a poor person with muscular injury / arthritis / spondylities or other physical problem Rs. 3000/-

Ad-hoc grants for a single or more items from the list below :- 1. School Uniform for a poor Lower Primary Student - Rs. 300.00 2. School Uniform for a poor Upper Primary Student - Rs. 360.00 3. School Uniform for a poor Secondary/H.S. Student - Rs. 450.00 4. Copies etc. per year for a poor High School Student - Rs. 700.00 5. One set of Clothing for a poor villager - Rs. 300.00 6. One set of Winter Garments for a Poor Villager - Rs. 300.00 7. One set of Winter Uniform for a poor student - Rs. 250.00 8. One Blanket in the winter for a poor villager - Rs. 250.00 9. One pair of Shoes for a poor student - Rs. 300.00 10. One pair of Slippers / Chappals for a poor villager - Rs 100.00 11. One School Bag for a poor Student - Rs. 200.00 12. One time Medical Checkup for a poor villager - Rs. 150.00 13. One time medical Checkup for a pregnant woman - Rs. 250.00 14. One month’s Nutritional Support to a poor pregnant woman - Rs. 650.00 15. One month’s Addl. Nutritional Support to a malnourished Child - Rs. 650.00 16. One month’s Nutritional Support to a Poor Lactation Mother - Rs. 650.00 17. One month’s Addl. Nutritional support to a T.B affected patient - Rs. 650.00

N.B. :- All donations are exempted under section 80G of IT Act. You can transfer your valuable 30 donation online in Bani Mandir’s Account No.- 1772002100000268 (FCRA) and Account No.- 1772000100016751 (Non FCRA) at PNB Dhukrijhara Branch. Please see the Bank details which reflected in this book page no. :– 30 & 31

LOCATION:- BANI MANDIR in the Village of Khordanahala is 50 K.M. away from Esplanade (Kolkata) under Diamond Harbour Block-II of South 24 Parganas District, P.O. Sadhurhat, P.S.- Ramnagar, Pin Code – 743504.

CONVEYANCE:-

From Howrah Railway station to Esplanade (Dharmatala) by any bus plying towards Dharmatala

1. By Bus :- From Esplanade (Kolkata) to Mathurhat by Raychak Express Bus (Route-210)

thence by Rickshaw or on foot to cover 2 K.M. road from Mathurhat to

Khordanahala BANI MANDIR. Another route from Esplanade to

SarishaR.K.Mission Ashram.Then R.K.MissionAshram to Sadhurhat by mini

Bus No. 246 (Burul) or Nainan Mini Bus Falta Sector – 1, Auto Rickshaw is also

available in the same route. From Sadhurhat to Khordanahala BANI MANDIR 2

K.M. by Rickshaw van or on foot.

2. By Train :-

From Sealdah (South Section) to Diamond Harbour (End Station) by local

Train.From Diamond Harbour to Sadhurhat by Mini Bus No. 246 (Burul) or Falta

Sector - 1Mini bus or Auto Rickshaw.Then Sadhurhat to Khordanahala Bani

Mandir approx 2 K.M by Rickshaw van or on foot.

31 OUR THANKS

In our service to the suffering people, we have received generous support and co- operation from different agencies and benevolent individuals. We extend our gratitude and heart-felt thanks to all of them.

1. West Bengal Creche Committee, Kolkata. 2. Indian Council for Child Welfare – New Delhi 3. Children International, KANSAS City, U.S.A. & SAHAY-Kolkata. 4. Helpage India, New Delhi & Kolkata. 5. Helpage International-London, U.K. 6. Block Development Officer &Sabhapati,PanchayetSamity, Diamond Harbour-II 7. Sub-Divisional Officer, Diamond Harbour Sub-Division. Dist. – South 24 Parganas 8. District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas. 9. Savadhipati, ZillaParishad, South 24 Parganas 10. BMOH, Sarisha, D/Harbour Block-II 11. CMOH, South 24 Parganas 12. Give International, USA 13. Give India – Mumbai & Give India Donors 14. Credibility Alliance, West Bengal & Mumbai 15. Dept. of Health, Govt. of West Bengal & Govt. of India. 16. Social Welfare Department, Central and State Governments. 17. Ministry of Home Affairs. Govt. of India, New Delhi. 18. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India 19. The Shamdasani Foundation, SAI BABA OF SHIRDI INDIA. 20. Oil and Natural Gas Commission. (O.N.G.C). 21. State Bank of India, Sarisha Branch 22. Punjab National Bank, Dhukrijhara Branch. 23. U.B.I. Lansdowne Branch, Kolkata – 700029 24. Rotary Club of Dalhousi, Kolkata 25. Vivekananda Mission Ashram NetraNiramayNiketan, Midnapur (East) 26. Mr. CharuKapoor, Chambur, Mumbai – 400088 27. Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India 28. West Bengal Social Welfare Board 29. Central Social Welfare Board 30. Letz Change Foundation 31. Team Abhidaan 32. Economic Rural Development Society. (ERDS) Boral, South 24 Parganas 33. SaradaRamkrisha Ashram, Hotor, 24 Parganas (S) 34. Mr. DibakarGayen, Chartered Accountant, P.O – Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas

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